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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Franklintown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Franklintown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Franklintown is located in Baltimore County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Franklintown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklintown:

  • Baltimore County     (The home county of Franklintown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Lochearn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lochearn is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochearn
    • Catonsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Howardsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
    • Windsor Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
    • Arbutus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pikesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Milford Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Halethorpe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Frederick Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
    • Hollofield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Anne Arundel County
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.
    • Edmondson Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beechfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Carroll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Oaklee Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Colonial Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Woodberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Violetville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baltimore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Charles Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Guilford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.
    • Henryton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eldersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Sykesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Gaither
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Berrywood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
    • Finksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Klee Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Frederick County
  • Harford County
  • Howard County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.
    • Burtonsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackburn Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Brighton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinklow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
    • Spencerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Brookeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Fairland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Unity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bonifant Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.
    • Laurel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Laurel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • West Laurel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Beltsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn Dale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Boxwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Collington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Goddard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Greenbelt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <1>
    • Bowie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Berwyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.
    • Bay City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • York County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklintown, see our County-by-County Page for Franklintown.

Cemeteries Near Franklintown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklintown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Franklintown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklintown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Franklintown had a population of 208 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklintown, with the one closest to Franklintown listed first.

  • Wetheredsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wetheredsville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetheredsville
  • Powhatan
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Powhatan is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Catonsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lochearn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lochearn is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochearn
  • Paradise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Beechfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Carroll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Calverton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Calverton is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
  • Arlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Howardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Bloomsbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bloomsbury is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsbury
  • Arbutus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Claremont ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Claremont is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Woodberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Mount Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklintown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklintown.

Newspapers Published in Franklintown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklintown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklintown, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklintown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Franklintown:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklintown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklintown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.